SEILAF SEVILLA FOREST FIREFIGHTING SIMULATOR TRAINING CENTRE

EUROPEAN COMMISSION34TH MEETING OF THE EXPERT GROUP ON

FOREST FIRES 16-17 MARCH 2015, BARCELONA

Index

1. A situational awareness2. What and how does a professional need to

learn?3. SEILAF solution4. Our clients5. Where are we located?6. Some features

1.Context

1.- The wildfire is not just a Mediterranean countries problem

2.- The severity of forest fires and the complexity increases today and become a global emergency, especially in the urban interface wildfire

3.- The response in attacking wildfires must therefore be stronger, speedier and overall effective in order to reduce the possible damage they may cause.

2013 Villardiegua de la Ribera, Portugal frontier, Zamora, Spain NW

DATE 2013- 08 -22Speed – 10 km in 3,5 hoursScar effects- 2590 hectares burnedThreat – Two villageNature 2000 SpaceEmergency Level 2

2. Present day requirements in a global WILDFIRE world

We need requirementsto facilitate to share:

– Resources– Professionals– Knowledge– Lessons learned– Information– Trainers– Wildfire scenarios

How need the Operation world to learn?

• Through experience• By analyzing past events• Being faster than your enemy • By training in different every day scenarios• Changing positions• Breaking moulds and preconceived ideas

SEILAF

SEILAF in three areas

Forest Fire Suppression Research Development standard protocols in management of large

scale forest fires, on strategic and operational level, depending on the emergency level

Research into strategy and operation outcomes for more efficient and effective emergency management

Flight Simulation Training Training in helicopter B412 flight skills MCC Multiple Crew Cooperation Training in specific mission wildfire suppression

Firefighting Simulation Training Courses on line different positions Courses in simulators device ICS training programs International training standards

Formación OnlineTrabajo previo conceptual Formación

PresencialBriefing

Entrenamiento en SimuladorCapacitación en habilidades y competencias

EvaluaciónDebriefing

LEARNING PROCESS

4.International Users

Spanish Users

April 2013. Working on Fire, South Africa

November 2013. MININCO –CONAF. CHILE

Jan-Feb-Marz 2014 INFOCA - ANDALUCIA

APRIL –MAY 2014. CASTILLA LA MANCHA

June 2014. LA RIOJA

November 2014. Navarra Firefigthing

December 2014 – Operation Room Officer -MAGRAMA

December 2014 – Air Attack Officer– FORESMA Company- Valencia

January – March 2015 – INFOCA – ICS – DIGITAL OPERATION PLAN

February 2015 – Castilla y León

Aeropolis, Aerospace Technology Park of Andalusia

A-Picture-Is-Worth-A-Thousand-Words

In the blink of an eye, everything can Change

The weather

You have to deal with the unexpected

The wildfire behavior

There aren´t mistakes, all is learning

Aerial entities

Modelized in high detail

Including tails and paint skins

Ground vehicles and firefighters

All in action

Scenarios

Scenarios

SEILAF a special working environment open to all.

• SEILAF isn´t “the” solution but it could be a helpful tool

The real truth of the matter:-

“If you want something you never had, you have to do something you´ve never done”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drQ-xsnXKwM&index=3&list=PL4GNG6H8jkii6t2z1QB73MIq7ZTHIoVhQ

Thanks for your attention

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